David Parks made five of the Lakewood boys basketball team's nine 3-point baskets Tuesday night to lead the Vikings to a 68-57 win over rival Ionia.

"David had another solid game tonight," Viking coach Wayne Piercefield said. "He has been stepping up for us on both ends of the floor and has become a great leader for our team.

"Ionia switched some things up in the third quarter and caught us off guard a little. I knew Ionia was going to make a run. Any team coached by Scott (Swinehart) is going to be tough to pull away from."

With his team trailing 17-15 at the end of the opening quarter, Parks led the way in the second with 13 points as the Vikings outscored the Bulldogs 23-8 to take a 38-25 advantage at the half.

In the third quarter, Ionia junior Bryce Cashner led the Bulldogs to a big quarter as they started the period with a 9-3 run and outscored Lakewood 17-10 to cut the Ionia deficit to six. Heading into the fourth quarter, the Vikings held a 48-42 lead.

"We didn't do a great job finding their shooters in transition and they were able to get open looks," Swinehart said. "You have to give Lakewood credit, when they got good looks they didn't miss. Wayne is doing a nice job with his kids."

Lakewood finished the game strong, scoring 20 points to Ionia's 15 to secure its third-straight win.

Parks led the Vikings with 21 points, six rebounds and four assists. Alex Potter finished with 16 points, while Mike Carr chipped in with 10 points.

Kalib McKinney scored eight points to go along with six rebounds and six assists.

Along with a strong showing from behind the 3-point line, the Vikings were also sharp from the charity stripe, making 14 free-throws on 16 attempts.

Ionia was led by Austin Gregory, who finished with 12 points. Zac Barna scored nine points, while Cashner chipped in with eight, all in the third quarter. Austin Wolcott finished with six points and five rebounds, while Jordan Miller also pulled down five boards and Mike Cory dished out four assists.

Piercefield, a 1996 graduate of Ionia High School, said it was strange coaching opposite Swinehart and Bulldog assistant coach Jason Griffith. Both men coached the Bulldog team's Piercefield and Lakewood assistant Bill Thomas played on in the mid-90s.

The Vikings (6-10) will play host to Corunna on Friday in their Winterfest game.